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The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 7

The Good Guy Fluctuation

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AIRED: 10/27/11

Leonard finds himself drawn towards a comely comic book illustrator. Meanwhile, Sheldon tries to scare the gang for Halloween.

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Best episode I have seen so far!

10

By WendySybert, Jan 15, 2012

My family and I still talk about this episode! It was hysterical! The ending with Sheldon is laugh out loud funny! I've saved this episode so we can watch it again and again! It is by far the best episode I have seen from this show and they have some pretty darn good episodes!
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Best Episode from Season 5

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By smhasnb, Jan 09, 2012

Entering its 5th season, and hardly any recognition, Big Bang Theory for me has been largely under-appreciated and under-rated. Some object that the humor is very specific to a certain type of (geek/nerd) crowd, but i've found the humor relate-able. Although I've hated Penny, for a while, the cast is still somewhat like-able and created a decent amount of laughter. Themed episodes (halloween, xmas etc) are usually unusual. TBBT's Halloween episode last year was no exception. Quite witty, with a few guest appearances and most of all, my least favorite character of the show (yes, Priya, Raj's very hate-able, extremely-flat-acting, sister) gets axed, finally. Sheldon spends most of the show trying pull a successful prank one of the others boys but falls short every time and gets pranked in return. Leonard walks the thin line of being faithful during a long distance relation with Priya, ultimately loses both opportunities. The funniest moment of the episode comes towards the end when Leonard ends it with Priya and realizes he should've cheated on her as well. Sheldon picks this moment to finally get his revenge and scared the crap out of Leonardmoreless
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Quite possibly the funniest episode, ever.

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By mnementh01, Dec 10, 2011

I love Big Bang Theory to bits and believe it to be the funniest thing on TV, just now.

Sheer consistance in writing and acting have kept this series fresh.

However, in this one, they outdid themselves by an unbelievable margin.

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Straight from the start, this was out and out belly laugh fare, with Sheldon dropping like a stone on seeing Leonard's get up, after being "primed" by Raj & Howard's excellent pranks.

I've now watched this episode into a double figure number of times and still laugh like crazy when Sheldon smacks himself in the head with the hand buzzer.

I have absolutely no idea why some people (thefanof) didn't find this episode hilarious. I hate to think what he/she finds amusing.moreless
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The Good Guy Fluctuation

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By thefanof, Dec 09, 2011

Look, I understand that a lot of sitcoms generate humor through bad dating experiences and despite the fact that this is a series about admittedly "losers" that they feel the need to have them in relationships, I get that, but Leonard is starting to enter Barney Stinson territory with how many ladies have shown interest in him the last year. It's not accurate, and it is not even translating to enjoyable comedy. I did welcome the addition of a new female character as opposed to the usual three stooges, that was nice, but sorry, the episode was not amusing really.moreless
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The best episode in the season and series so far.

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By hell693, Nov 20, 2011

This episode made me laugh so hard that by the end of the episode my face was stuck and everyone kept asking me why are you smiling and i said have you seen the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory it was so awesome the best Halloween episode of any comedy series. The guyssucceededin terrifying Sheldon but Sheldoncouldn'tscare any of the others and the most humiliating trick was the attempt to scare Raj by a snake because Raj loves snakes and he thought of the snake as if it was a dog and that was an awesome way to make Sheldon regret his decision and whileattemptingto scareHowardHowardmade him terrified and Sheldon didnt succeed until the last scene of the episode which he was under the coach and dressed as a zombie and that scaredLenard. As for Lenard i think he and Raj's sister will break up and i think that he should have suspected that their relationship wouldnt last because log distance relationships never work ever so he could have just broken up with Raj's sister by telling her he met someone else and that he thinks this relationship is doomed and then go to the other girl and she can be his next love interest because for once i like this girl and she is perfect for Lenard, i think the Lenard and Penny relationship will be back in this season or the next but for now this new girl was going to be an amazing thing in Lenard's life and i would like it if the writers brought her back in the next few episodes.moreless
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Johnny Galecki	Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco	Penny
Simon Helberg	Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar	Rajesh Koothrappali
Melissa Rauch	Bernadette Rostenkowski

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Courtney Ford	Alice	Guest Star
Aarti Mann	Priya Koothrappali	Recurring Role
Kevin Sussman	Stuart Bloom	Recurring Role

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- The mask that Leonard uses to scare Sheldon is of "Balok", a character that appeared in the Star Trek episode, "The Corbomite Maneuver".
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QUOTES (2)
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- Howard: Who had money on "faints?"
  Rajesh: I had "pee his pants."
  Leonard: Hang on, looks like everyone's a winner!
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- Sheldon: (reading 'bloody' wall') "See you in hell Sheldon." The most frightening thing about that is the missing comma!
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- International Airdates: Czech Republic: June 27, 2012 on Prima COOL; Turkey: October 2, 2012 on CNBC-e; Finland: February 18, 2013 on Sub
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- This episode's end titles has Chuck Lorre's Vanity Card #363.
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- Kryptonian Father
  While chatting with Leonard in the comic book store, Alice mentions having a "Kryptonian Father". Krypton is the home planet of Superman, a DC Superhero. Courtney Ford, who appears as Alice in this episode, is wife to actor Brandon Routh who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Superman in the movie Superman Returns.
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